Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach 8th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-07339-817-9
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Chapter 12 - Thermodynamic Property Relations - Problems - Page 680: 12-2C

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If $\left(\dfrac{\partial z}{\partial x}\right)_y=0$ for every value of x in the domain of z, then the function z does not depend on x which means $z=z(y)$ and $\left(\dfrac{\partial z}{\partial y}\right)_x = \dfrac{dz}{dy}$.
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